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HESI PN MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM 2026 67+COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: HESI Maternity Study dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: HESI PN MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM QU
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ESTIONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. The practical nurse (PN) calls for help and gives two breaths to a newborn who is not bre
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athing. Which area on the image would the PN check for the newborn's pulse?
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[Verified Solution]: B dd dddd




Q2. A client at 30 weeks' gestation is on bed rest at home because of increased blood pressure
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. The home health nurse has taught her how to take her own blood pressure (BP). When the cl
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ient calls the clinic complaining of indigestion and headache, which information is best for the
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practical nurse (PN) to provide? dd dd dd dd




[Verified Solution]: "Take your blood pressure, and if it has significantly increased, go to the hospital
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immediately."




Q3. The practical nurse (PN) is assessing a client at 20 weeks' gestation. Which measurement
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should be compared with the client's current weight to obtain data about her weight gain duri
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ng the entire pregnancy?
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[Verified Solution]: Usual pre-pregnancy weight
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Q4. The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a gravida 4, para 3, with a history of rheumatic he
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art disease, admitted to the antepartum unit in preterm labor at 32 weeks' gestation. Which as
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sessment findings indicate the onset of cardiac failure requiring immediate intervention?
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[Verified Solution]: Edema, adventitious lung sounds, and tachycardia
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, Q5. A client comes to the OB clinic for her first prenatal visit and complains of feeling nausea
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ted every morning. The client tells the practical nurse (PN), "I'm having second thoughts abou
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t wanting to have this baby." Which response is best for the PN to make?
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[Verified Solution]: Tell me about these second thoughts you are having about this pregnancy.
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Q6. A 25-year- dddd dd



old client has a positive pregnancy test. One year earlier she had a spontaneous abortion at 3
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months' gestation. What is the description that the practical nurse (PN) should use to documen
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t gravida and parity in this client's medical record?
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[Verified Solution]: Gravida 2, para 0 dd dddd dd dd dd




Q7. A client in active labor begins to experience cramps in her leg. What intervention should
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the practical nurse (PN) implement?
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[Verified Solution]: Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot.
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Q8. The practical nurse (PN) is teaching a couple about ovulation and conception. The nurse
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realizes the teaching is effective if the couple states which time is most likely for conception to
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occur?
[Verified Solution]: 2 weeks before menstruation
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Q9. A client at 38 weeks' gestation calls the antepartal clinic stating she just experienced a sm
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all amount of bright red vaginal bleeding that has subsided. She denies uterine contractions or
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abdominal pain. What information should the practical nurse (PN) provide?
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[Verified Solution]: Come to the clinic today to see the provider.
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Q10. A female who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a practical nurse (PN), to
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ask when she should use a home pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is bes
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t?
[Verified Solution]: "A home pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed period."
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Q11. During a prenatal visit, the practical nurse (PN) discusses with a client the effects that s
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moking has on the fetus. The nurse realizes the teaching is effective if the client identifies whic
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h possible effect on the fetus?
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[Verified Solution]: Lower initial weight documented at birth
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